Gas pricing dispute stirs Seattle gas debate
A Wall Street Journal editorial on Seattle gas pricing argues the Seattle Lighting Co earns huge profits selling gas at 1.00 per 1000 cubic feet. The piece notes the American Improvement Co seeks 0.85 while promising lower rates, citing New York and Cleveland comparisons and historic price wars.
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Seattle Lighting Company
Wall Street Journal
American Improvement Company
New York
Cleveland
The
Journal
Stats
Consolidated Gas Company
Standard Gas Light Company
Standard Company
Consolidated Company
Gas Trust
Night storm and a nocturnal visitor foreshadow a betrayal
In a storm swept room, the narrator hides from a feared intruder as Roger Marake, a superior, appears at the window. Herzog reveals a secret plot involving Sir Gideon, the prime minister, and a tangled web with Roger Marske and Lady Muriel. The conversation hints at a planned murder and a shifting alliance as substantial threats loom.
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Herzog
Hersog
Roger Marake
Roger Marcke
Mr. Krance
Lord Alphington
Home Secretary
Southampton
Roger Marske
Marske
Alphington
Hersag
Island Revenue Service
Gideon
Roger
London
Chaotic Snippets Spark Urban Whimsy and Rumor
A collage of playful vignettes and society chatter fills the town note, from Waring Walker's visit and a well team to flirtatious headlines and a rumor mill about fortunes. References touch on Florodora fame, Rockefeller chatter, Vanderbilt leasing a New York home, and professors chasing press, all with a light, tongue in cheek tone.
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Waring Walker
Loyd
Waring
Awell
Monticello
Pla
George Vanderbilt
New York
H. C. Frick
Midnight visit and telegram reveal Marske plot
Herzog explains a midnight intruder with a bowie knife and a discharged threat against Lord Alphington. A telegram from Charing Cross reads Business off, signaling the scheme’s abandonment. Sir Gideon Marske is identified as the sender, prompting frank talk between Rivington and Herzog.
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Marske
Hersog
Herzog
Roger Marake
Charing Cross
Lord Alphington
Rivington
Gideon Marske
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